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description: In what manner did the cook first become aware of the intruders' conversation? Exam question 2 of lesson 119 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, Thumbling: the cook overhears, the cow swallows him, and a wolf is cut open» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the
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# Exam question 2 · Grimm's Fairy Tales, Thumbling: the cook overhears, the co…

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In what manner did the cook first become aware of the intruders' conversation?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** intruders · **What happens:** do, become, converse · **To what, where:** cook, manner

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 119 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, Thumbling: the cook overhears, the cow swallows him, and a wolf is cut open» of the books course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/119-pg11027-part22/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:119-pg11027-part22:e2:1
# text = In what manner did the cook first become aware of the intruders' conversation?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	what	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
4	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	advmod	_	_
8	become	become	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
9	aware	aware	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	intruders	intruder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	'	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	conversation	conversation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | the cook |  | what manner |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cook=Eventuality |
| 2 | **become** | present |  |  |  |  |  | aware, first *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **converse** |  | the intruders |  |  |  |  |  | nom conversation «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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By overhearing the protagonist's voice coming from inside the cow's stomach while he was asleep in his bed

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:119-pg11027-part22:e2:o1:1
# text = By overhearing the protagonist's voice coming from inside the cow's stomach while he was asleep in his bed
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	overhearing	overhear	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	protagonist	protagonist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	coming	come	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
9	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	cow	cow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	stomach	stomach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
14	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overhear** | gerund |  | the protagonist's voice |  |  |  |  | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer voice=Stimulus |
| 2 | **come** | gerund | the protagonist's voice *not said here* |  |  | the cow's stomach |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from stomach=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **is** | past | he |  |  | his bed |  | asleep *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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By overhearing the protagonist's voice from his bed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:119-pg11027-part22:e2:o2:1
# text = By overhearing the protagonist's voice from his bed
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	overhearing	overhear	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	protagonist	protagonist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overhear** | gerund |  | the protagonist's voice |  | his bed |  |  | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer voice=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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By being woken by the pastor's loud shouting at the byre door and the protagonist's cries for help

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:119-pg11027-part22:e2:o3:1
# text = By being woken by the pastor's loud shouting at the byre door and the protagonist's cries for help
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	woken	wake	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pastor	pastor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	shouting	shout	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	byre	byre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	protagonist	protagonist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	cries	cry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wake** | gerund · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V» |
| 2 | **shout** *speech: express* | gerund | the pastor |  |  | the byre door |  | for help | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for help=Recipient |
| 3 | **cry** |  | the protagonist |  |  |  |  |  | nom cry «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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By hearing the boy's cries from the stomach

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:119-pg11027-part22:e2:o4:1
# text = By hearing the boy's cries from the stomach
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	hearing	hear	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	cries	cry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	stomach	stomach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | gerund |  | the boy's cries |  | the stomach |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent cry=Topic from stomach=Source |
| 2 | **cry** |  | the boy |  |  |  |  |  | nom cry «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

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